Specimen Information

Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum aquaticum
(parrot feather)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1322796
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesaquaticum
Common Nameparrot feather
StateMA
CountyNantucket
LocalityBurchell's Pond, near Miacomet Pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCape Cod
HUC8 Number01090002
HUC10 NameNantucket Island
HUC10 Number0109000207
HUC12 NameNantucket Island
HUC12 Number010900020700
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month7
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental | escaped captivity pond
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29185
Author:Finger, J.L. (curator), and J. Blyth (collections).
Date:2016
Title:Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association Herbarium (NMMA)
Publisher:Maria Mitchell Association
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2019
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
CommentsPopulation first noted in 2007 by G. Knocklein. Covers large areas of a modified pond (Burchell's) that is connected to Miacomet pond by a ditch, with sheet overflow during high water levels. some small patches just past where ditch flows into Miacomet pond, may be others, but Miacomet Pond has not been fully surveyed yet. EDDMapS report
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalMaria Mitchell Herbarium
VerifierKelly Omand
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassFlower
Size500 sq ft
Photo
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum aquaticum


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/8/2024].

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